Just speaking from experience, I've personally had to take a vacation twice within a week. Could be a weekend away camping for 3 days starting friday and then froday I take ill / relative ill so I take another to spend time elsewhere.

I don't believe restricting vacation mode is a good idea. Especially a week after the vacation ends, a lot of time for something to come up. Especially as it would include the weekends.

i can see both sides to this - unfortunately features on Ikaraim are abused - especially when it comes to general scores - i voted for the 7 day limit after coming back from v-mode to sell troops and ships. i vote yes for this with one condition - after a player comes back from v-mode and the 7 day timer starts if they go back to v-mode anytime within the 7 day limit they are allowed to go v-mode but they still have to pay for their army and navy costs until the original 7 day limit is reached. this condition and the 7 day limit on selling troops will curtail the abusive use of huge general scores that can't be reasonably maintained.

so its either use your army, pay for it, or dismiss it.
so if a player goes into vmode today then no cost to troops
player comes back on the third day then goes v-mode - the timer will still run for 4 more days with costs for army and ships
player comes back again 3 days later and goes v-mode - the second timer is still active and will run for 4 days
player comes back 3 days later but does not go v-mode then the 7 day limit on selling troops and ships kicks in

so anytime the player comes back from v-mode the 7 day limit on selling troops and ships kicks in and if the player goes v-mode anytime within the 7 day v-mode limit - the timer continues on costs for troops and ships while the most recent v-mode time is active.

i think you understand the mechanics so a player can go v-mode anytime but it may cost you. same thing when you are in a battle and go-vmode, your troops don't scatter the battle will continue.

there is 48h limit when coming back from vmode, should be a cool down 48h after back of vmode. On our server which is nearly dead we cant fight as everybody with decent gen score keep vmoding all the time. Is pointless and obvious they aint under the palm tree all the time... Is crazy annoying especially in such a small server with likited amount of players.

I say NO but hear me out. While the general score higher up banks are annoying as hell as a long time player I have gone very long periods of time not playing the game but some times i check in at times to send a message to old players that still play or i come to see what is happening or who is still around i used to be friends with. Some time i even send a message just to let another player know that i am still alive. but i dont have time to activlty play the game at times and dont wanna see all my goods get pillaged or my account get deleted